Delta Mileage Upgrade Awards Available on Aeromexico by Sam Helmy December 21, 2017 7 Delta has announced that Mileage Upgrade awards are now available on Aeromexico flights. This move further deepens the partnership between Delta and Aeromexico, which comes as no surprise really since Delta already owns 49% of Aeromexico. Unfortunately, as with everything Delta, the devil is always in the detail with this enhancement.
How to Buy Back Expired Hilton Honors Points by Sam Helmy December 19, 2017 40 Hilton has updated the terms and conditions of the Hilton Honors program to officially recognize the ability to purchase expired Honors points. Historically Hilton may have allowed you to have points restored with a stay challenge, however, now it appears you can simply buy them back.
Accor and Fairmont Programs to Merge in 2018 by Sam Helmy December 15, 2017 35 Fairmont President’s Club and Le Club Accor Hotels have confirmed that their loyalty programs will be rolled into one on July 2, 2018. As you can see it with the current SPG Marriott merger, when handled well, program mergers can produce some new opportunities, but can also have some downsides.
Alaska Ends Partnership With Air France and KLM as of April 30, 2018 by Sam Helmy December 13, 2017 31 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.Alaska has announced the termination...
Discounted Awards With Alaska: Good For Hawaii by Sam Helmy December 7, 2017 24 Alaska is offering some heavily discounted award fares this winter on routes within the continental 48 states as well as flights to Hawaii through what appears to be March 7, 2018. Curiously, this deal is not a heavily publicized promotion; in fact, we can't find a landing page for the promotion.
Marriott Announces New Cards With Amex and Chase in the Works by Sam Helmy December 7, 2017 43 Marriott has announced that in 2018 they will be introducing new co-branded credit cards with Chase and American Express. This latest news comes just after Marriott released some details of tweaks their making to better align Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards; nothing too significant, but nonetheless some tweaks.
50% off BA Awards to and from London by Sam Helmy December 5, 2017 32 British Airways has announced a 50% discount off award redemptions on flights to and from London. Although Avios can be a pain to redeem and get value due to BA taxes and fees, this promo can provide solid value, however, you will have to hurry since awards are limited and the promo is only running through December 17, 2017.
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Singapore Devalues Star Alliance Award Chart And Introduces Online Bookings by Sam Helmy December 3, 2017 20 Singapore has announced a devaluation to its Star Alliance partner award chart. The change will come into effect starting December 7, 2017.
Emirates Introduces Beautiful New Suites by Sam Helmy December 2, 2017 45 Emirates has unveiled the new suites for its Boeing 777 fleet at the Dubai Airshow and they are truly stunning. The new suites will first feature on Emirates’ new 777 aircraft, and your first chance to fly them will be on the Dubai DXB Brussels BRU route on December 1, 2017.
Big Changes to Flying Blue Coming April 1, 2018 by Sam Helmy December 1, 2017 18 Flying Blue has announced major changes to the program that will come into effect April 1, 2018. At that time we'll see a shift to a revenue-based loyalty program. As of now, Flying Blue has outlined the changes it is making to earning miles, as well as tier miles needed to move between levels.
